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#a8b261

a balanced, soft yellow · cool · closest name: khaki

RGB
168, 178, 97
HSL
67°, 35%, 54%
CMYK
6, 0, 46, 30
Luminance
0.4103

Every format

HEX#a8b261
RGBrgb(168, 178, 97)
HSLhsl(67, 35%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 0%, 46%, 30%)
LABlab(70.2 -15.8 40.0)
LCHlch(70.2 43.0 111.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.738 0.106 114.8)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #a8b261;
background-color: #a8b261;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#a8b261] bg-[#a8b261]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #a8b261;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.659, green: 0.698, blue: 0.380)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#a8b261")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#a8b261 on white: 2.28:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#a8b261 on black: 9.21:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red65.9%
Green69.8%
Blue38.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan5.6%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow45.5%
Key (black)30.2%

Color previews

#a8b261 text on a black background

contrast 9.21:1

Card sample

#a8b261 text on a white background

contrast 2.28:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #a8b261;
Background color
Panel with #a8b261 background
background-color: #a8b261;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #a8b261;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(168, 178, 97, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(168, 178, 97, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #a8b261;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a8b261, #72B261);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #a8b261

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #a8b261 in the Color Lab